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6 teams, 34 games, 15 days—rugby gets an IPL-like tournament, with a lot riding on it

The live broadcast of the tournament on Star Sports and JioStar is expected to inspire millions of viewers and get rugby a legion of Indian fans.

Trump bans transgender athletes from girls’ & women’s sports unless assigned female at birth

US President signed 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports' order Wednesday. He also vowed to withhold federal funding from high schools, colleges that fail to comply with the directive.

Kho kho reborn

No longer just another game millions of Indians played in their childhood, kho kho now holds the power to change lives.

India makes formal offer to hold Olympics 2036 to IOC

New Delhi: India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent', expressing its desire to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to the International Olympic...

Born amid fires that swept southern Kashmir, a new generation of teen sportswomen pursue their dreams

In Part-4 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how young women are defying conservatism to chase their sporting goals.

Cyclist Jankidas never represented India at Olympics. The flag story isn’t true

The official website of the Olympics confirms that no Indian cyclist competed in the cycling events in Berlin in 1936, while no Olympic games were held in 1942.

Indian coaches are ill-equipped for modern sports. That’s why we didn’t shine at Olympics

Our coaches exhibit a sheer lack of intent to keep abreast with the latest demands because they are not chosen based on their modern understanding of the game.

Saudi Arabia has embraced football but this Nike ad is making sure women don’t miss out

Nike’s inclination toward femvertising isn’t new. In 2016, it launched the Da Da Ding campaign portraying the power of Indian women. Directed by Francois Rousselet, the campaign was a hit.

Indian steeplechaser Avinash Sable betters own record after learning ‘not to take sports so seriously’

Sable completed men’s 3,000 m steeplechase at Paris Diamond League in 8:09.91, surpassing his own national record set at 2022 Commonwealth Games by over a second.

India’s stalwart footballer Sunil Chhetri retires. ‘Time for country to see next No 9’

The India captain, the country's most prolific scorer, will retire from international football after the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on 6 June.

On Camera

India’s IT firms must reduce dependence on North America, think long term

India’s IT services companies are not holding firms. They should focus on creating long-term value for shareholders instead of returning cash to keep share values up.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.